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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 1. 10., and in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted for 482, and the glebe comprises 18 acres. The church is principally … Charles II., granted that under which the corporation now acts. The members are in number twenty-five, viz., five …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 420 hectares lying across Willow Brook, between 80 ft. and 210 ft. above OD. Most of it is on bands of clays, limestones and sands which outcrop along the valley of the brook. Prehistoric and Roman For crop-marks in the parish, see Fotheringhay …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by Henry II. The borough was created within Bladon parish and its church remained a chapel of ease, although rarely … rural deanery was established by the mid 13th century, and the rectors of Bladon were often called rectors of … 34 The chapel acquired a measure of independence and was unusually closely controlled by the town corporation. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… but it remained a small community of tradesmen, craftsmen, and royal servants. Service in the park and household is denoted by 13th-century surnames 67 such as … 77/2, June 1626. Bodl. MS. Top. Oxon. c 351, ff. 36v.; Acts of P.C. 161617, 181; below, Mkts. and Fairs. Several …
A History of the County of Oxford
… an early free grammar school, two small charity schools, and by the early 19th century several dame schools; it was a … for a National school, observed in 1815 that 'a religious and useful education is not neglected' and in 1831 that … dismissal and reinstatement after allegations of 'lewd acts' with his female pupils, resignation, and re-election. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… land outside the park so that men might build hospitia, and he granted a market to the new residents. 5 The story is … Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his association with Rosamund and indeed the town … (1), p. 348; iv (2), p. 1079. Below, Blenheim, King's Hos. Acts of P. C. 1575-7, 14, 24; Balliol Coll. Mun., F. 9. 7. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… New Woodstock was incorporated in 1453 75 the borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the … them to oppose the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts in 1790, and repeatedly expressed hostility to Catholic … at the expense of those of the mayor and freemen. In 1550 ordinances were made by 'the twelve', 28 possibly an …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock sent two representatives to parliament in 1302 and two others in 1305; 86 all seem to have been residents and two were members of the prominent Bennet family. 87 The … For Merrick, above, Bldgs. no. 34. Keeler, Long Parl. 317. Acts and Ords. of Interr. ed. Frith and Rait, ii. 815. D.N.B. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… at Aluredston. Three demesne servants were employed, and 22 boonworks at haymaking and 102 boonworks at harvest were worked; in addition, … of Striguil. The livestock usually consisted of eight oxen and two other draught animals, and wheat, barley, peas, and …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… a parish of scattered hamlets lying midway between Lydney and Chepstow. Roughly rectangular in shape, it rises from the … the parish, comprising 3,303 a. excluding river foreshore and tidal water. 1 The area included Madgett, a detached … & Glouc. Roads Act, 31 Geo. II, c. 44; Annual Turnpike Acts Continuance Act, 34 & 35 Vic. c. 115. Badminton Mun. F …